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Differential Pinion Seal labor time

2.3 hrtypical
2.0 to 2.6hours on most vehicles
$345typical labor at $150/hr

Differential Pinion Seal takes about 2.3 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 30,212 vehicle and engine combinations from 60 makes, most fall between 2.0 and 2.6 hours, and the longest take up to 3.6 hours. Genesis, Audi and Mercedes-Benz vehicles tend to take the longest; Renault, Daewoo and Geo the least. The exact time depends on your car, so look yours up below or pick it on the home page.

per hour

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At $150 an hour, labor for this job is usually $300 to $390, about $345 on a typical vehicle. Parts are extra.

How long it takes across all vehicles

Hours, in half hour steps. Each bar is how many vehicle and engine combinations fall in that range.

Differential Pinion Seal time on popular vehicles

Differential Pinion Seal time by make

MakeTypicalMost vehiclesVehicles
Genesis3.0 hr2.6 to 3.048
Audi2.8 hr2.5 to 3.0712
Mercedes-Benz2.6 hr2.5 to 3.11,702
Porsche2.6 hr2.5 to 3.5581
Alfa Romeo2.6 hr2.6 to 3.086
BMW2.5 hr2.5 to 3.11,182
Cadillac2.5 hr2.5 to 3.1668
Volvo2.5 hr2.0 to 3.0451
Lexus2.5 hr2.5 to 2.6442
Lincoln2.5 hr2.0 to 3.1328
Jaguar2.5 hr2.5 to 3.1263
Acura2.5 hr2.5 to 3.0238
Infiniti2.5 hr2.2 to 3.0238
Land Rover2.5 hr2.5 to 3.1177
MG2.5 hr1.8 to 2.568
Peugeot2.5 hr2.0 to 2.548
Opel2.5 hr2.0 to 2.520
Mercury2.4 hr2.0 to 2.5512
Studebaker2.4 hr2.0 to 2.467
Hummer2.4 hr2.0 to 2.417
Ford2.3 hr1.8 to 2.53,036
Volkswagen2.3 hr2.0 to 2.31,051
Kia2.3 hr2.0 to 2.5459
Ram2.3 hr2.0 to 2.4326
Mini2.3 hr2.0 to 2.3133
Smart2.3 hr2.3 to 2.36
Chevrolet2.0 hr2.0 to 2.53,173
Dodge2.0 hr1.8 to 2.42,279
GMC2.0 hr2.0 to 2.51,526
Toyota2.0 hr2.0 to 2.51,420
Pontiac2.0 hr2.0 to 2.5844
Nissan2.0 hr2.0 to 2.5842
Buick2.0 hr2.0 to 2.5775
Jeep2.0 hr2.0 to 2.5733
Plymouth2.0 hr2.0 to 2.5702
Hyundai2.0 hr2.0 to 2.3634
Chrysler2.0 hr1.8 to 2.5620
Mazda2.0 hr2.0 to 2.5617
Oldsmobile2.0 hr1.8 to 2.5557
Honda2.0 hr2.0 to 2.5486
Subaru2.0 hr2.0 to 2.5468
Mitsubishi2.0 hr1.8 to 2.3413
Fiat2.0 hr2.0 to 2.3308
AMC2.0 hr1.8 to 2.0166
Isuzu2.0 hr1.8 to 2.5154
Suzuki2.0 hr2.0 to 2.3151
Saab2.0 hr2.0 to 2.3116
Saturn2.0 hr2.0 to 2.0108
Morgan2.0 hr2.0 to 2.067
Scion2.0 hr2.0 to 2.043
Eagle2.0 hr2.0 to 2.041
Geo2.0 hr2.0 to 2.037
Daewoo2.0 hr2.0 to 2.030
Renault2.0 hr2.0 to 2.028

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Hours are what a professional technician takes with the right tools, the same way shops quote jobs. Figures come from the Open Labor Project database.